Palms Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 This is something I never expected to happen, but as of yesterday I am helping out WIDESPREAD PANIC in Canada with publicity. I have been doing music promotions for 10+ years now and usually work with indie rock and metal, including bands as varied as Frank Black, Meshuggah and Sufjan Stevens, but this is my first time doing a Jam Band. So, if you write for a magazine/newspaper/website and/or do a radio show at a station in Canada and are interested, please drop me a line at sean at sonic unyon dot com and I will see what I can do as far as getting you a review copy of the new, upcoming album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 could this mean a CDN date or two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palms Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I dunno. That would be nice though - I saw them once at the Opera House in Toronto in 1997 and had tickets for another Toronto show a few years later but they cancelled it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wooly Mammoth Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I dunno. That would be nice though - I saw them once at the Opera House in Toronto in 1997 and had tickets for another Toronto show a few years later but they cancelled it...actually the cancelled show was in Nov. 1998, just a year after the Opera House show. that was a nice run - Club Soda - Opera House, and tix were like $10 taboot. The venues are just too small for them to lug all of their crap up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 This is something I never expected to happen, but as of yesterday I am helping out WIDESPREAD PANIC in Canada with publicity. I have been doing music promotions for 10+ years now and usually work with indie rock and metal, including bands as varied as Frank Black, Meshuggah and Sufjan Stevens, but this is my first time doing a Jam Band. So, if you write for a magazine/newspaper/website and/or do a radio show at a station in Canada and are interested, please drop me a line at sean at sonic unyon dot com and I will see what I can do as far as getting you a review copy of the new, upcoming album.If you want to promo the disc I can ask Jaimoe to take it on to publish here. Also, I can setup a cd giveaway and banner. Email me for details on that.boucheATjambands.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palms Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Done and done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I first heard of Widespread Panic while touring through the states in the summer of '99 in a VW bus - while I was paying for gas - this shakey looking biker dood was chatting up my girlfriend and gave her some Widespread patches - I was kinda nervous of him - but he invited us to go to a famous gravesite of notorious Bank and Train robber William Bailey - who was the bikers' great great grandfather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irie Guy Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 The venues are just too small for them to lug all of their crap up here. I remember talking to Schools on the train thingy in Hartsfield International back in 99 before the NYE shows. He also at that time alluded to the fact that they werent the biggest fans of the border crossing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 (edited) dear lord, please bring them TO CANADA. i'll do anything. Edited January 25, 2008 by Guest fuckin US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoMack Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 FYI: they announced spring tour - closest to here are Albany and Cinci, with some NYC and Chi-town not far behind.Jazz Fest for the first time in a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarinGarage Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 i've heard from a guy i know that promotes a lot of music around here that they'll be coming to the fillmore in detroit, too, but the date is not confirmed yet. i imagine it would be around the dates of the chitown and cincy shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I've heard there was a criminal record in the band and that's why they haven't played North of the border. Not sure if that's true or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I've heard the criminal record story before too. Seems likely.I hope they do add a Detroit show, that's close enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I'll review the album Mike. Admittedly, I'm not really a big fan of the band, but I'm eager to hear the new album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Admittedly, I'm not really a big fan of the band, Good should be unpartial than. What's the point of only reviewing bands you like? Nobody'd believe you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 i'm wondering why someone would be eager to hear an album of a band they're not a fan of... but jaimoe writes dem reviews good-like so more power to him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Admittedly' date=' I'm not really a big fan of the band, [/quote']Good should be unpartial than. What's the point of only reviewing bands you like? Nobody'd believe you.I don't write reviews of bands I only like. Mike (bouche) sends me all kinds of CD's for review purposes, and I didn't like some of them as recent as The Malah. Also check out my mostly negative review of Ottawa bluesman JW Jones. And for fuck's sake, I gave my very own cousin David Waddell's CD "Microphone Envy" a middling review, and I'm his biggest fan.I really disliked Bill Frisell's latest album, but I've never been exposed to his music much in my lifetime, so I really couldn't get a handle on what he tries to accomplish musically. Howerver, I found his album mind-numbingly boring. I review many of the albums I buy and when I deem one to be worthy of a review, I'll write it, hence my recent reviews of Rough Skeletons and The White Stripes. I now want that Widespread Panic album more than ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 I now want that Widespread Panic album more than ever. ...and now I want to read your review more than ever. I'm actually surprised there's so many WSP haters out there. They're a really good band (as good as any "Jam" band out there.) I do find their drummer a little boring, but the percussionist is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 I don't know what it is about WP that doesn't excite me. They are from the south, like to jam and write pretty inspired music. For some reason those qualities haven't connected with me emotionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 I'm actually surprised there's so many WSP haters out there. have you ever read the green board? lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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